New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-07
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Police Justice Maurice j. Power. who s the
County Democracy "Boss." has the appearance OF
solid bi>Iness rather than Of politician lie
is fifty years Old is we'll built, above the medium
-ize, and wears full beard VIII CHI is tnged with
gray. Mr.. Power docs not frequent ldrrOous, Is
quiet in his manners and while drawing $1,000
year police Justice, does not allow his prNao
business 70 behind. lie was born In Cork, Ire
and and sinoe 1858 he has been In business IN this
city a. a maker OF monumental br,nzes, ETC., having
serveI an apprenticeship the studio OF a sculptor.
Like OF his countrymcn, he early became acti C
politics, He il now disposed 10 be reiormer.
one Of the things he wants 10 see reformed is the
Park Board. at ought 10 be in the hands Of busl-
ness mon who take an interest in such matters" he
"and who Will carry ont the IDEAS % the ounicrS
of central lark there should be politics in tho
gemeut Of the parks My own idea Is that tho
Poari should be enlarged and that the presidents
salary should he increased "a such figure that good
man coui afford to take the place and give his whole
time " IT,"
General Thomas W. Conway, the temperance
agltatOr formerly the as,Etant pasOr OF the
Centennial Baptist Church in brooklyn, but he now
devotcs his time largely 20 tho temperance cause.
In answer 20 inquiries n 10 who pays the eNpen-c OF
the work, he said ain the work that have done
In this State have expended about 81 800 all ex
ccpt $500 OF which has come ont OF my own pocket
We at getting new members daily In State Re-
publican League. II numbers mOIe than 10000
At least 10000 Of these were men who would have
Joined the Third Party movement except for tho
lromse OF success which this movement holds out
We an now looking to the Constitutional Convention
20 submit prohibi,ory amendment which we want
q separate vote. We shall ash nothing OF the Log
islature except To repeal the Infamous manddmuS
il passed last year, and 10 make proper provision
for the Constitutional convention TO which hOpo 10
the mot eminent men In the stat" eiectoh'
10 not know whether prohh tory amendment
could got . lOrity Of votes In this stato' Out u
know that thousands OF per-ons who arc not known
as temperance would vote for IT, Why. Mchaoi
Dalv o brooklyn, told that while drinking In
TN uptown saloon no. ! ng ago, no made inquiries
"a 10 how many persons present would vote for
prohbnory amendment, and every man present SAID
that he would do So.
Tho keeper Of the dog pound says that there Ia
scn,lbc dimlputiOn in tho number OF dogs running
at large a. compared " In a year ago. when the dog
pound was ordered 10 be kept oren all the year
There are now nearly 1000 unlicensed dogs In inc
~. while the number licensed ones proDaDy
exceeds 1000 Tho dog catchers have no authority
To take even an unlicensed dog unless they can cach
~ tie street or In Park. as they are trcspafSeis
on Ir.vate grounds Hence good many people
keen dogs without taking out licenses. only taxing
are that the animals do not run at large Bt cehson
ogs are sub ect IN seizure the same In Others afo
II es. uu1zled or held by rope or cham inc
,r of the dog pound not much troubled over inc
change Il the Mayors Office, as lao thinks his phce
is secure.